Quiz

(a)Can be calculated from incomplete data (b)is a balancing point in an observation (c)is a midpoint value in an array of data (d)is not affected by extreme values in a data

The mean is the best measure of central tendency because it__

EXPLANATION:The mean is the balance point of a distribution; the sum of the absolute deviations for values below the mean is equal to the sum of the absolute deviations for values above the mean.

Besides, its a balance point because the biggest data and the smallest data in the distribution or not too far from the mean.

The mean is the most frequently used measure of central tendency because it uses all values in the data set to give you an average. For data from skewed distributions, the median is better than the mean because it isn't influenced by extremely large values.


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Total Questions: 9

Attempt: 8

Correct : 3

Wrong: 5

Percentage: 33%

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